Long Takes Are Awesome, but They Do Have Their Limitations

Long takes can be a thing of beauty, requiring masters in directing, cinematography, and editing to pull them off. But, even though the technique can be remarkable, they do have their limitations.

In this video by Jack Nugent of Now You See It, we get to explore the benefits and disadvantages of the long take, how they help and hinder the story they're being used to tell. Check out the video below:

One of the most famous and extreme modern uses of the long take appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's "single shot" film Rope, but even the Master of Suspense himself called his effort a stunt. This is because Hitchcock was a huge arbiter of the storytelling power of editing. Echoing the philosophy of the Soviet filmmakers who literally wrote the book on montage, Hitchcock understood how editing could be used to manipulate inspire an audience's response to what they were watching on screen.

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